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Sneakwrap gotchas

Microsoft makes tools buy

Oracle has big ambitions for Application Express

Forthcoming release will be more wizard-drive, easier to use

Symantec aims for PC-type security on mobiles

Company to unwrap security suite for Windows Mobile devices

New tool meters mobile content usage

MeterDirect offers look at consumption trends

SANS to test programmers’ security sense

Exams identify holes in developers' training

Symbian broadens OS v9.5 support

Vendor adds Wi-Fi roaming, location-based services to mobile phone operating system

InfoWorld folds print mag to focus on online and events

Microsoft details network hack in Windows

Attack could be used to divert Web traffic

Outsourcing compliance efforts

Iona adds repository for SOAs

Tool serves as 'record of the services that exist'

Microsoft picks up UK online advertising client

Company to provide ads for photo-sharing site Piczo

IBM optical chipset allows instant downloads

Part could transfer data eight times faster that current technology

AMD pushes automation

New tool rivals Intel vPro

TSMC extends lead over IBM

Company wins top spot in contract chip manufacturing fray, according to Gartner

Virtual Iron joins HP partner program

Customers will be able to purchase rack and blade servers with open source virtualization software

Update: Intel to build $2.5 billion chip plant in China

Shop in Dalian to focus on producing chipsets, driving prices down

Dresden seeks support for AMD fab

City could lose out to Asia or U.S. without more funding

Despite upgrades, security experts fear $100 laptops

The One Laptop per Child program has upped the specs of its laptop and claims the devices will be secure, but security researchers wonder if the project will lead to widespread abuse

Hackers on a plane

A group of security researchers is promoting the expansion of a more formal community for white hat hackers, including the creation of facilities for people to meet to share and forward their work, and distribute grants to aspiring code writers

Research from ShmooCon: JavaScript flaws peril Web

Speaking at the ongoing ShmooCon hacker convention, SPI Dynamics researcher Billy Hoffman painted a dire picture of widespread coding vulnerabilities in many Web sites and online applications

Sun’s strategy: Hit tech’s biggest growth areas

Company's 'Redshift' plan calls for focusing efforts on delivering digital content, high-performance computing, and providing services to SMBs

Microsoft ends Java converter

ShmooCon hacker event gets under way

The third annual convention draws security researchers and other experts to debate everything from wireless hacks to data breaches

Update: Judge hits Vonage with injunction

A federal court has permanently barred Vonage from using technology that infringes on Verizon patents

Oracle’s SAP suit raises users’ ethics concerns

The ripple effect of Oracle's legal action may cause consumers to be wary of the ethics of both companies

Oracle seeks faster grids with Tangosol buy

Tangosol apps, which improve both performance and scalability, will be integrated with Oracle products as well as sold separately

Microsoft puts brakes on Soapbox video sharing

Due to concerns about content that violates copyright, Microsoft has restricted the ability to upload new videos to registered users and has temporarily closed registration

Plugging holes in your IT resume

White House issues deadlines to secure Windows

Government agencies have been instructed to implement a common secure configuration on their Windows XP and Vista systems to improve security and reliability

Steps advised for secure AJAX

Oracle buying grid software maker

FCC unlikely to lift airplane cell phone ban

Chairman Kevin Martin calls for end to investigation about safety of mobile phones on flights

Oracle to buy in-memory data grid company

Tangosol purchase will extend Oracle's middleware lineup

Belgian company loses lawsuit against Google

ServersCheck contends that Google's Suggest points to pirated versions of its software

New Trojan calls on Skype

Users should watch out for message 'Check up this'

IBM finds way to keep chips cooler

Researchers find that thinner layer of glue disperses heat more effectively

Hey Novell, stand up to Microsoft!

Blackstone Group plans IPO

Private equity fund reportedly would raise $4 billion

Applied, ON set up chip labs in China

Moves precede Intel CEO visiting country for a so-called 'major announcement'

Broadcom says Qualcomm violated duty to standards group

Qualcomm failed to divulge a pair of video-related patents, according to suit

New Trouble Heaped on HDDs

Enterprise AJAX pondered

Plugging a USB drive for missing children

AmberAlert.com has partnered with Kingston to launch a USB device that stores information about children in case they go missing.

Maintenance contracts at heart of Oracle, SAP dispute

Oracle's suit against SAP is about business rivalry and theft, but it is also very much about third-party maintenance of software

Good news for tech: Nasdaq tops start-of-year level

Despite the lackluster earnings reports of some companies, the IT sector as a whole is expected to experience slow, steady growth for the year

Novell, Red Hat bring Linux updates to desktops

Novel's SLED 10 brings virtualization and the ability to run Windows in Linux, while Red Hat's RHEL 5 is the next generation in the company's Enterprise Desktop

Update: NBC, News Corp. team up on YouTube rival

Promotion deals with AOL, Microsoft, MySpace, and Yahoo will enable the new video site to reach 65 million viewers

Update: Oracle sues SAP for corporate ‘theft’

Company files suit against its rival for fraud, unfair competition, and civil conspiracy, alleging SAP used an Oracle customer support site to take copyrighted code

Palm profit drops despite strong smartphone sales

Revenue beat the Wall Street estimate, however, and company leaders forecast a strong fourth quarter